Dim Sum Har Gow

Name: Dim Sum Har Gow
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 300g raw prawns, peeled and roughly chopped; 100g bamboo shoots, finely diced; 1 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp cornflour; 200g wheat starch; 50g tapioca starch; 180ml boiling water; 1 tsp vegetable oil

Delicate Cantonese steamed prawn dumplings wrapped in thin, translucent pastry, a yum cha essential.

Total time

70 min

Prep

60 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Asian

Ingredients

300graw prawns, peeled and roughly chopped

100gbamboo shoots, finely diced

1 tspsesame oil

1 tspsoy sauce

1 tspsugar

1 tspcornflour

200gwheat starch

50gtapioca starch

180mlboiling water

1 tspvegetable oil

Instructions

Mix prawns with bamboo shoots, sesame oil, soy, sugar and cornflour, refrigerate 30 minutes.

Combine wheat starch and tapioca starch, pour boiling water over and mix quickly.

Add oil and knead into a smooth dough while still warm.

Divide into small balls, roll into thin circles using an oiled cleaver or rolling pin.

Place a teaspoon of filling in the centre, fold and pleat the edges to seal.

Steam in a lined bamboo steamer over boiling water for 6-7 minutes.

Serve immediately with soy sauce and chilli oil.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

102

Protein

18.1g

Fat

2.5g

Carbs

1.9g

Fiber

Sodium

151mg

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